Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/08/06

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Subject: [Leica] M9 firmware update and 3rd party batteries
From: john at chiaroscuro.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 17:15:57 +1200
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The only non-Leica battery I bought (and its replacement) were both DOA on
earlier firmware ;-) I think it is just a warning on remaining power rather
than hunting non-genuine batteries..........

john

-----Original Message-----

My understanding is that you may get a warning, but that they will still
work. If they're DOA, I'm screwed.

On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 12:33 AM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote:

> This no aftermarket battery thing is a real pain. If they hadn't 
> charged so much for something that is obviously available for much 
> less, they could have saved money on writing special firmware. Not 
> something that makes me feel good about the manufacturers.
>
>
>
> Can anyone report from the field if the update will reject my 
> non-Leica batteries? Not looking forward to replacing them. Also, will 
> the Leica only battery injunction be enforced on the MM and M10?
>
Replies: Reply from kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner) ([Leica] M9 firmware update and 3rd party batteries)
 In reply to: Message from lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz) ([Leica] M9 firmware update and 3rd party batteries)
Message from billcpearce at cox.net (Bill Pearce) ([Leica] M9 firmware update and 3rd party batteries)
Message from lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz) ([Leica] M9 firmware update and 3rd party batteries)